Abstract
A mechanical model of the human vocal system is I being developed based on a mechatronics technology under a feedback control. While various ways of vocal sound production have been actively studied so far, a mechanical construction of the vocal system is considered to advantageously realize natural vocalization with its fluid dynamics. Motors are employed for the manipulation of the mechanical system. The system is able to adaptively learn the relations between motor control parameters and the produced vocal sounds using an auditory feedback with neural networks, by mimicking a human vocalization. This paper presents the construction of a talking robot and its singing performance, together with the adaptive control for the pitch learning. The talking robot generates vowel and consonant sounds of different pitches by dynamically controlling the vocal cords, vocal tract and nasal cavity.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) |
| Pages | 1920-1925 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) - Sendai Duration: 2004 Sep 28 → 2004 Oct 2 |
Other
| Other | 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) |
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| City | Sendai |
| Period | 04/9/28 → 04/10/2 |
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Keywords
- Amatory feedback
- Human vocal system
- Singing performance
- Talking robot
- Vocal cords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
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Mechanical voice system and its singing performance. / Sawada, Hideyuki; Nakamura, Mitsuhiro; Higashimoto, Toshio.
2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Vol. 2 2004. p. 1920-1925.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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